Heat record broken in northernmost Lapland
The mercury climbed to 29.2 degrees Celsius in Utsjoki on Tuesday, with warm weather set to continue through the weekend
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Environment
Solar power to help Yukon’s remote grader stations go green
Solar arrays expected to reduce hundreds of tonnes of emissions The Yukon government is starting to use solar power at
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Iceland authorities warn hikers of rockfall risk after post-eruption earthquakes
Icelandic authorities are warning hikers of an increased rock fall risk on the Reykjanes Peninsula, after the volcanic eruption at
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Hottest week on record ‘worrying news for planet’ says WMO
Last week was the hottest on record according to preliminary data, says the World Meteorological Organization. The measurements, along with
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Earth’s average temperature matches record high set a day earlier
Earth’s average temperature on Wednesday remained at an unofficial record high set the day before, the latest grim milestone in
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Longyearbyen warmer than Paris
Hottest day ever recorded on Planet Earth was July 4. And no surprise, the Arctic feels the heat. People in
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15 bison dead in N.W.T. in suspected anthrax outbreak
Fifteen bison carcasses were found between June 30 and July 3 in the Slave River Lowlands between Fort Smith and Fort
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Oil company tried to cover up large Arctic oil spill
An estimated 1,000 tons of oil has leaked into nature after a pipe burst next to the Kolva River in
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Sambaa K’e residents return, Wekweètì still evacuated: here’s the latest on N.W.T. wildfires
After a month away from home, Sambaa K’e residents returned home over the weekend. The wildfire that threatened the community
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Climate action means ‘reconnection,’ say participants in Yukon First Nations fellowship
A group of young Indigenous people from the Yukon has created an interactive website they hope will encourage a radical
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Fire services have returned to Pelly Crossing, Yukon, after a decade without
It’s been at least 10 years since Pelly Crossing, Yukon, had any form of local fire services. That changed last
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Nearly 50 people flee Wekweètì as wildfire rages near community
Nearly 50 people fled Wekweètì, N.W.T., Thursday after a wildfire erupted about two kilometres away, said the community’s senior administrative
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Months worth of rain expected over the weekend near southern Mackenzie Mountains
Residents on the land should be ready to leave their camps or cabins quickly A storm is expected to drop
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ConocoPhillips faces potential fine of $914,000 for Arctic gas leak
State regulators are proposing a $914,000 fine to punish ConocoPhillips for a gas leak last year at its Alpine drill
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City of Whitehorse considers adding $2.2M to budget to cover landslide costs
City applying for federal funding to pay for long-term solution at clay cliffs The most recent road-closing spring landslide — and
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